shiver
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/ˈʃɪvə/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of shivering.“A shiver went up my spine.”
- A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp
verb
- To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.“They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.”
- To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
noun
- A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
- A thin slice; a shive.
- A variety of blue slate.
- A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
verb
- To break into splinters or fragments.